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dArKeR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 11:43 AM
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UN criticises countries' vague 'terror' laws
The UN Commission on Human Rights has expressed grave concerns about rights abuses by several countries in their quest to deal with perceived security threats.

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention report particularly criticised the "imprecise definitions of crimes" in anti-terror legislation and the use of military tribunals and special courts of law.
  
The UN group's criticisms come as the United States finds itself under increasing fire for its extrajudicial procedures for detainees held at its Guantanamo military base in Cuba.
  
But Washington has rejected the UN report, saying the working group is not competent to judge the matter.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E37BDC93-8DE2-4551-9840-264A15AF1FFA.htm
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 11:44 AM
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1. Ummmm, like Patriot Act?
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